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Brentsville Courthouse and Jail

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Former Prince William County Courthouse (Built 1822), Brentsville (Prince William County, Virginia)
Former Prince William County Courthouse (Built 1822), Brentsville (Prince William County, Virginia)

Brentsville Courthouse and Jail is a historic courthouse and jail located at Brentsville, Prince William County, Virginia. The courthouse was built in 1822, and is a two-story, Federal style brick building. It features a fanlight over the main entrance, within a keyed, semicircular brick arch and an octagonal-roofed, frame-built cupola. The Brentsville Jail was built about 1820, and is located 30 yards from the courthouse. It is a well-constructed, two-story, gable roofed structure. The county seat was moved to Manassas in the 1890s to the Prince William County Courthouse and the courthouse and jail were abandoned.It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1989.

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Former Prince William County Courthouse (Built 1822), Brentsville (Prince William County, Virginia)
Former Prince William County Courthouse (Built 1822), Brentsville (Prince William County, Virginia)
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